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confined
con·fine C0561700 (kən-fīn′)tr.v. con·fined, con·fin·ing, con·fines 1. To keep within bounds; restrict: Please confine your remarks to the issues at hand. See Synonyms at limit.2. To shut or keep in, especially to imprison.3. To restrict in movement: The sick child was confined to bed.
[French confiner, from Old French, from confins, boundaries; see confines.]
con·fin′a·ble, con·fine′a·ble adj.con·fin′er n.confined (kənˈfaɪnd) adj1. enclosed or restricted; limited2. (Gynaecology & Obstetrics) in childbed; undergoing childbirth confinedly adv conˈfinedness ncon•fined (kənˈfaɪnd)
adj. 1. limited or restricted. 2. kept from leaving a place by illness, imprisonment, etc. 3. being in childbirth; being in parturition. con•fin′ed•ly, adv. con•fin′ed•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | confined - not invading healthy tissueinvasive - marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue; "invasive cancer cells" | | 2. | confined - not free to move aboutunfree - hampered and not free; not able to act at willrestricted - subject to restriction or subjected to restriction; "of restricted importance"unconfined - not confined | | 3. | confined - being in captivitycaptive, imprisoned, jailedunfree - hampered and not free; not able to act at will |
confinedadjective restricted, small, limited, narrow, enclosed, cramped His long legs were cramped in the confined space.Translationsconfine (kənˈfain) verb1. to keep within limits; to stop from spreading. They succeeded in confining the fire to a small area. 限制 限制2. to shut up or imprison. The prince was confined in the castle for three years. 禁閉 禁闭conˈfined adjective1. (with to) kept in or shut up in. confined to bed with a cold. 受限的，被關的 受限制的，被关的 2. narrow, small. a confined space. 狹窄的 狭窄的conˈfinement noun1. state of being shut up or imprisoned. solitary confinement. 監禁 监禁2. (the time of) the birth of a child. her third confinement. 分娩 分娩ˈconfines (ˈkon-) noun plural limits or boundaries. within the confines of the city. 界限 境界IdiomsSeeconfineconfined
Related to confined: Confined aquiferSynonyms for confinedadj restrictedSynonyms- restricted
- small
- limited
- narrow
- enclosed
- cramped
Synonyms for confinedadj not invading healthy tissueAntonymsadj not free to move aboutRelated WordsAntonymsadj being in captivitySynonymsRelated Words |